Following customer reports of failures, Hyundai, Kia and Genesis have extended the ICCU warranty of some EVs in Australia to 15 years.
Hyundai, Kia and Genesis have introduced an extended 15-year warranty in Australia for the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) in some electric vehicles, following customer reports of component failures.
The extended warranty applies to early versions of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis electric vehicles underpinned by the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), including the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Genesis GV60.
It also applies to the Genesis G80 EV and Genesis GV70 EV, which ride on separate platforms but share electric-vehicle components.
The ICCU includes a low-voltage DC-DC converter – the EV equivalent of an alternator – and a bidirectional on-board charger for converting alternating-current (AC) power to direct-current (DC), and vice versa for the vehicle-to-load (V2L) function.
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Mirroring Europe, the ICCU will now be warranted for 15 years or 300,000 kilometres from the date of first registration in Australia, up from Kia’s seven years or five years from Hyundai and Genesis.
A Hyundai Australia spokesperson told Drive the ICCU warranty extension applies to Ioniq 5 vehicles built between 2 April, 2021, and 14 February, 2024, and Ioniq 6 vehicles built from 28 January, 2022, and 12 September, 2024.
Kia Australia confirmed the extended warranty applies to all versions of the EV6 from Model Year 2022 (MY22) to MY24, while other E-GMP vehicles, including the EV9 and the newest MY26 EV6 are not involved.
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Genesis GV60s built between 6 March, 2021, and 2 October, 2024, also receive the extended ICCU warranty, along with the G80 EV between 9 June, 2021, and 2 October, 2024, and the GV70 EV between 2 March, 2022, and 10 October, 2024.
Some of the affected Hyundai, Kia and Genesis EVs were previously recalled in Australia due to an “internal fault” with their ICCU, which “could result in a loss of motive power”.
Hyundai, Kia and Genesis vehicles with an extended 15-year/300,000-kilometre Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) warranty in Australia:
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 – built from 2 April, 2021, to 14 February, 2024
- Hyundai Ioniq 6 – built from 28 January, 2022, to 12 September, 2024
- Kia EV6 – all Model Year 2022, 2023 and 2024 vehicles
- Genesis G80 EV – built from 9 June, 2021, to 2 October, 2024
- Genesis GV60 – built from 6 March, 2021, to 2 October, 2024
- Genesis GV70 EV – built from 2 March, 2022, to 10 October, 2024
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